Frank,+Anna+M

Frank, Anna M. __Sports and Education: A Reference Handbook__. ABC-Clio, 2003. __Google Book Search__. 2 Dec. 2008. []. __Direct Quotes:__ -"Like basketball, volleyball is one of the few sports that has its origins in the United States." -"More than 46 million Americans play volleyball, and 800 million players worldwide play this exciting game at least once per week." -"In 1985, William Morgan, an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, decided that businessmen needed a game for recreation that was less physically demanding and required less physical contact." -"He developed a game that combined elements of badminton, baseball, basketball, tennis, and handball." -"The original game consisted of nine innings, with three serves per inning and points awarded to the team that could prevent the ball from dropping to the floor of its side of the court." -"Observers of the game commented on how the players semmed to be "volleying" the ball back and forth over the net, and as a result, Morgan changed the name from his original "mintonette" to "volleyball." -"Morgan approached A.G. Spaulding Brothers, requesting that they develop a ball that would not float but that was easier on the hands." -"On July 7, 1896, the first game of volleyball was played at Springfield College." -"In the Phillipines the game was particularly popular." -"The offensive strategy of volleying the ball with a high arch to a designated teammate, who would then "bomba" the ball over the net, was devised." -"In 1916, the YMCA invitied the NCAA to assist in changing and establishing the rules, hoping to promote the sport in school settings." -"The women's game evolved different;y from the men's game, with eight players per team, two serves per player, unlimited hits, and a thirty-minute time limit per game." -"The first Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Volleyball Championships were played in 1925, and in 1928 the U.S. Volleyball Association (USVBA) was formed." -"In 1957, the International Olympic Committee designated volleyball as an Olympic sport, which was to be included in the 1964 games." -"In 1984, the U.S. men won the Olympic gold medal, and the women won the silver."